Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-18


patetic, meddling sort of customer, but
he is also Il good fellow To keep things stir
red up
The union Thanksgiving service will be
held in the Congregational church, Rev.
Mr.. Smithcrs preaching the sermon
The public schools in District No. , will
close ON Wednesday, Nov. 30 and reopen
on Monday, Dec. >.
There are now p members in the class
Of the Loisettian school Of physiological
memory
Rev. Mr.. nlman VIII preach a thanks
giving sermon at the Unversalist church
ON SUNDAY morning. The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
There viii be an early celebration Of the
holy communion in St Michael's (EpiscopaD
church next Sunday at 8 An.
Eugene Johnson has bought the lot adj
joining his new house on Western avenue
on the east, aud will begin at once To build
a house upon it.
The post office will be open on Thanks
giving day from to - A. NJ and from ;
to p. NJ Deliveries and collections will
be made by the carriers at the usual hours
in the forenoon, but will be omitted in the
afternoon
H. &. Phillips has begun excavating for
third tenement house on Western avenue
The pastor will give a lecture on India
at the Methodist church on Sunday at p.
NJ, preceded by half hour praise service
There will be II collection for missions.
The Estey Guard defeated the Fuller Bat
terry, five goals to four, in a polo game at
the armury Tuesday evening Last even
ing second game was played, the Battery
winning seven to FIVE.
The supper given in Harmony hall Tues
day evening by some Of the ladies of the
Unitarian society. in aid of the industrial
school for Grow Indian children in Montana,
was attended by pleasant little company
of Interested people, and nearly $l2 was
realized for this meritorious object
+. A Whitney & Co. are making the
letter carriers nvercoats after the reg1lla-
ton pattern prescribed by the department
Another dam builder was in town yester-
day, figuring on the job which the buyers
OF the tannery property have in prospect
1t is understood that the Thompson Houston
company would be glad to sell their electric
| light plant to the gentlemen who have this
new project in hand.
Mrs. Gaddis, returned missionary n
the Methodist church next Wednesday even
| ing. All are welcome
/ There has been good sleighing in the
northern and central part of the state for
II week past, the snow extending as far
south AS Montpelier and White River June
| ton, From II to IL inches fell in Orleans
county ON Thursday of last week, and a
letter written from that section ON Tuesday
] "a hal Lei,
down from the north all the afternoon.
In that section, as well as on the west side
| of the state, the farmers are anxious about
the winters water supply because of the
small amount Of rain which has fallen dur
ing the summer and fall. From the high
lands about Brattleboro snow can be seen
ON the distant hills
The work on the new Masonic hall and
apartments, into which Crosby hall has been
converted, is substantially completed, and
but little now remains except to Law down
the carpets, which are being made in Spring
! field, and put in the furniture A very
careful and judicious division Of the room
has been made, and the new apartments in
clude waiting room of ample size, parlor,
the hall proper, a large banquet-hall and
! drill-room, and ante rooms 1t is safe To
say that when all is complete the Brattle-
! boro Masons will have as fine quarters a.
can be found in the state The rooms will
be ready for dedication about Dec LIST.
Our local opera company, which gives the
Chimes Of Normandy here on three even
ings next week, will repeat it at Bellows
Falls on Friday evening, and the people of
that thriving place are looking forward II
the occasion with no little interest. Round
trip tickets from Brattleboro will be sold
for ST. They will he good ON all regular
trains ON Friday and an excursion train
will be run back to Brattleboro after the
performance.
Chapin's "Meloderma, +" TO which an ad-
vertisement calls attention this week, after
three seasons use in this community ha.
acquired reputation as an article Of su-
perior merit for chapped and roughened
skin, and its sales have steadily increased
The Murray club held meeting at the
Universalist church vestry last evening
and voted 10 give chestnut party" At
some date in the near future.
The prices for Thanksgiving poultry are
considerably below those of last year, chick
ems retailing at Is to II cents and turkeys
at 20 cents per pound. Mr. Miner has
bought hut little poultry hereabouts, but
has picked up about three tons in eastern
New York. He thinks the supply smaller
than usual ON the whole.
Brotherton's Temple Theatre Opera com
pany, which played for 500 successive
nights in Philadelphia, will present Little
Tycoon at the town hall Saturday even
ing of next week. The company had can
celled their date here, owing TO the small
ness of the place. but at the earnest solici
taton of the Wheel club management have
finally decided to appear,
The second anniversary Of the Vermont
Wheel clubs organization was pleasantly
observed at the clubs rooms on Friday
evening Caterer Butchelder furnished !
turkey supper to company of about forty
and music, athletic exercises and genera
social time filled out the evenings enter
tainment The clubs annual concert and
ball will probably be held some time in Jan
uary.
Julius c. Timson has bought John f.
Fields house ON Organ street.
Brattleboro reaches new dignity THU
week in the establishment of a stock bro
kers' Office, 10 which all advertisement al
the head of this column calls attention
The firm of Miller Brothers, hy whom the
Office is established, have similar offices al
Northampton and Keene, and connection i,
had by special Western Union wire witt
these places, aud also with Springfield
Hartford aud New Haven 10 New York
direct. The Wall street brokers' office with